John gofklat



PATBNTED MAY'5, 1868.

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Zettera Patent No. 77,480, dated May 5, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORTABLE BATH-HOUSES.

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TO ALL WHOM-IT. MAY CONCERN:

, Be it known that 1, Joan GoUnLAY, of Eseanaba, in the county of Delta,in the State'of Michigan, have invented a useful and improved, PortableBath-House; andl' do hereby-declare that the following is a full and,

exact description thereof, reference being had to thea'cconpan'yingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this speeificnticn, in which-,

' Figure 1 is an elevation ofany bath-house,,with theupper door open.

Figure 2, a; section of the same, taken through the red'line X Xi, fig;,3; Figure 3 a plan view, with'one corner broken away to gi le a clearview-of the construction of theoutside covering.

The nature of my invention relates to a bath-housqwhieh can be readilytakenapart, and removed-from" one roorn to'nnother, and .put togetherfor use by any person of ordinary skill, without the use of tools; and

further, in the use 'of an adjustable water-tank, rn'ade to run inslides, and suspended upon a cord, and arranged to be lowered down forthe reception of water, and raised up to .the proper height fordischarging the same upon a person in thehouse. v I

Audio arranging a gate with ajointed lever and a crank, by means ofwhich the tiow of water from the tank can be readily controlled, Also,in the use of double doors for the convenience of bathing childrenwithout wetting the clothes'ofla person who has them in charge, as thelower'door can beshut and yet alloweufficient room to perform theoperation.

In; order to gire a correct understanding of my invention, I have markedcorresponding parts with similar letters, and will now give a detaileddeseription.

- 0 represents the sides and ends of the bath-house, which are made ofany suitable lumber, matched together or otherwise, as most convenientfor making the house the required size. A substantial -bottoi n, A B, isalso made of wood and framed closely together, so as to be wate'r-tight,and hasarnbbet, a, made in its inner upper corner for supporting thesides and ends C C C G, and the corner posts D D D'D, as seen at figs.land 2. The

corner posts have also r abbet-s, as seen at fig. 3, for supporting theedges of the ends and sides, 0 G C C, and

are fitted at their tops to receive a cap, E, which-holds the"sid'es'and ends of the house together, said cap being' arranged so asto be lifted'off from the top of the house when it is to be taken apart.

Wooden slides, H-H, are rigidly attached to one end'of the house, andhave tongues on'their inner sides for guiding the tank, I, when beingrun up-and down.

This tank is supported by a cord, U, which is fastened to one oftheslides H near its top, and made to pass under pulleys KK, and over a.pulley, J, and broughtydown and fastened to a drum, X, fig. 2, which maybe perated by a crank, S, and held in place by a'ratchet, land loop, V

The arrangement for regulating the flow of water is as follows: i,

, A gate, M, is arranged to slide in a guide, Y, and has a lcv er, 1n,jointed to it and to a crank, I, having a bearing in a block L, and canbe raised to=give a required How of water through a perforated plate,R,'by

simply elevating the end of crank P, as shown at fig. B B.

The doors F G. are hung so as to open separately, and for the purposeabove set forth. Having thus described my device, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The general combination andarrangement of the tanle-I, slides H H, pulleys K K, J, cord U, drum X,gate M, lever n, crank P, with house A B G D E F G, substantially as setforth. I

' I JOHN GOURLAY.

Witnesses:

A. -HULL,

J. F. Omvnn.

